2224 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 9 / Monday, January 14, 2008 / Notices 

May 5–9, 2008; the Review Workshop 

will take place August 11–15, 2008. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be 

held at the Holiday Inn Airport 

Charleston, 5264 International Blvd., 

North Charleston, SC 29418, telephone: 

(843) 576–0300. The Assessment 

Workshop will be held at the Grand Bay 

Hotel, 2669 South Bayshore Drive, 

Miami, FL 33133, telephone: (305) -858–

9600. The Review Workshop will be 

held at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront, 

225 Coast Line Drive East, Jacksonville, 

FL 32202, telephone: (904) 588–1234. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber 

Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 

571–4366. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR includes 

three workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2) 

Stock Assessment Workshop and (3) 

Review Workshop. The product of the 

Data Workshop is a data report which 

compiles and evaluates potential 

datasets and recommends which 

datasets are appropriate for assessment 

analyses. The product of the Stock 

Assessment Workshop is a stock 

assessment report which describes the 

fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The assessment is 

independently peer reviewed at the 

Review Workshop. The product of the 

Review Workshop is a Consensus 

Summary documenting Panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

SEDAR 16 Workshop Schedule: 

February 11–15, 2008; SEDAR 16 Data 

Workshop 

February 11, 2008: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; 

February 12–14, 2008: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; 

February 15, 2008: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

An assessment data set and associated 

documentation will be developed 

during the Data Workshop. Participants 

will evaluate all available data and 

select appropriate sources for providing 

information on life history 

characteristics, catch statistics, discard 

estimates, length and age composition, 

and fishery dependent and fishery 

independent measures of stock 

abundance. 

May 5–9, 2008; SEDAR 16 Assessment 

Workshop 

May 5, 2008: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; May 6–8, 

2008: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; May 9, 2008: 8 

a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Using datasets provided by the Data 

Workshop, participants will develop 

population models to evaluate stock 

status, estimate population benchmarks 

and Sustainable Fisheries Act criteria, 

and project future conditions. 

Participants will recommend the most 

appropriate methods and configurations 

for determining stock status and 

estimating population parameters. 

Participants will prepare a workshop 

report, compare and contrast various 

assessment approaches, and determine 

whether the assessments are adequate 

for submission to the review panel. 

August 11–15, 2008; SEDAR 16 Review 

Workshop 

August 11, 2008: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; August 

12–14, 2008: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; August 15, 

2008: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

The Review Workshop is an 

independent peer review of the 

assessment developed during the Data 

and Assessment Workshops. Workshop 

Panelists will review the assessment 

and document their comments and 

recommendations in a Consensus 

Summary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Action 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business 

days prior to each workshop. 

Dated: January 8, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–371 Filed 1–11–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Florida Keys National Marine 

Sanctuary Final Revised Management 

Plan; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary 

Program (NMSP), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The final revised management 

plan for the Florida Keys National 

Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) has been 

approved and is now available. The 

plan is the result of a multi-year 

management plan review at the FKNMS 

that included extensive public, as well 

as state, local and other federal agency 

involvement. The plan is available for 

download on the Web site: http:// 

floridakeys.noaa.gov. For a hard copy or 

data CD of the plan contact the 

sanctuary office at the contact number 

identified below. 

DATES: The final revised management 

plan is available to the public on 

January 11, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leigh Espy, Florida Keys National 

Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Rd., 

Key West, Florida 33040; (305) 292–

0311; Kknms5yearreview@noaa.gov. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: January 3, 2008. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program. 

[FR Doc. 08–79 Filed 1–11–08; 8:45 am] 

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